Dorian Gray Continuity Assessment Part 2

I recently just completed the second half of my continuity timed assessment, due to my performance in the last assessment I felt fairly confident and prepared to re create my previous makeup. Simon modelled for me again and was prepped and ready to model on the day, I had advised him also not to shave or cut his hair prior to the second assessment as I needed to consider continuity of the hair length, blemishes etc when recreating the look. 
I set up my work station, products and tools professionally and awaited for Sue to let us begin the assessment. Again I had cleaned and prepped my tools prior to assessment so felt prepared and was ready to go, I had also brought my images with me so that I could recreate my original makeup look. I felt I spent a sensible amount of time recreating the hair and makeup designs again and finished creating my character in time. I felt I also re-created the base, grey hair effect, red coloration of the skin well and similarly to my last assessment, something I felt I didn't do well was recreating the same hair style due to my models short thick hair texture and I also made the bruising on my models eye more dark and dramatic then the last assessment. 

Although, I don't feel I have 'perfectly' recreated the same make-up, I am still happy with the final outcome with all of my final make-up images and still think I have portrayed Dorian Gray from Oscar Wilde's novel the way I had planned. I really enjoyed learning the new special effects techniques this semester and look forward to learning even more next semester. 

Products Used 
Illamasqua Skin base 
Illamasqua Matte Primer 
2 in 1 balm shave 
Moisturiser/Cleanser/Toner 
Kryolan foundation palette 
Kryolan supracolour palette 
Ben Nye Pressed shadows palette 
Illamasqua translucent powder
Ben Nye Bruise Wheel 
Glycerine Kryolan 
Liquid Latex 


Health and Safety 

Wear old clothing when working with liquid latex and protect your models clothes with an apron 
Make sure the room is well ventilated as the Liquid Latex is potent, can effect you and your model
When applying Liquid latex around the eye area make sure to get model to keep their eyes closed until dry 
Make sure all make-up brushes/tools are clean 
Make sure your hands are sanitised properly and products are clean (cross contamination)
Assess models skin if necessary considering any irritation or issues with their skin 
If models reacts in response to products badly (Allergies) remove immediately 

Sues Session - Introduction of Prosthetic Make-up

In my last studio session with Sue, I applied, coloured and removed scar moulds, I found this session enjoyable yet struggled with creating the coloration of my mould/scar. We began the session the same as usual, Sue demonstarting the technique we were going to practice and then practiced ourselves afterwards. I felt confident when recreating what Sue had done as, in a previous studio session she had already taught us how to create scarring and coloration for wounds. 

Notes 
- Prosthetic glue (moves with the prosthetic) 
- 'Prozade' have to remove the scar with pro clean remover 
-Stick scars on with prozade, blend with Witch Hazel and then colour 
- Have to apply glue to scar and skin - contact product 
-Can use alcohol and grease to blend out scar 
- Use talcum powder over prosthetic pieces to dry and set the piece this prevents the edges from rolling away when applied to the skin 
- Press scar well into the skin, wait till glue is completely dry before applying the scar 
-You can pat prosthetic dry afterwards blending out with Witch Hazel 
- Match the scar/wound to the colour of the skin first then the create the coloration/ effect of the wound afterwards 

What we did 
- Make sure area of skin is dry/ prepped 
- Apply Prozade glue to both the desired area of skin and chosen scar mould 
- When glue is dry/clear you then apply the wound onto the area of glue pushing down into the skin so that scar is completey stuck 
- Once the scar is applied properly, you can begin to blend out the edges by using some witch hazel and a cotton bud 
- Once the scar is blended you can blot dry with witch hazel and then set the scar with a small amount of Talcum powder 
- Once the scar is prepped, applied and ready you begin to colour your scar mould, I first began to colour match my wound to my model using ym kryolan foundation palette 
- After I was happy with my base colour of my wound/scar I began to create deeper coloration and effect to my wound using my supracolour palette 
- I used moisturiser to break up the supra colours I applied to the wound so that it blended better and looked less 'theatrical' 
- I also applied a small amount of wound filler to my scab to add more effect and depth 

I asked my peer Toby, If he would model for me during this studio session as he felt unwell and he kindly accepted. I chose to work on his forearm and chose a small scar. I enjoyed learning this new method and scar technique, but struggled when creating the coloration. Both Sue and Toby commented on my scar suggesting and advising me to try different techniques so that my scar appeared more realistic and less theatrical but, I had already tried their suggestions and found that my scar just wasnt as blended and realistic as I have normally created them in other sessions.  I still really liked my scar and the session and decided to take the time to study and practice coloration more. I think I will incorporate this new method of prosthetic appliance into my character designs for 'Claudia' and 'Quentin' for the new brief. 

Products Used 
Kryolan Supra colour palette 
Silicone Mould 
Wound filler 
Moisturiser Prozade glue
Witch hazel 
Talcum Powder 
Pro clean remover

Health and Safety 
Wear old clothing when working with liquid latex and protect your models clothes with an apron 
Make sure the room is well ventilated as the Liquid Latex is potent, can effect you and your model
When applying Liquid latex around the eye area make sure to get model to keep their eyes closed until dry 
Make sure all make-up brushes/tools are clean 
Make sure your hands are sanitised properly and products are clean (cross contamination)
Assess models skin if necessary considering any irritation or issues with their skin 
If models reacts in response to products badly (Allergies) remove immediately 

Make sure to remove products with appropriate removers 

If any products get inside models eyes/mouth wash out/ remove immediately 

 

Dorian Gray - Continuity Assessment Part 1

I recently just completed the first half of my continuity assessment for makeup in motion. Prior to the timed assessment I had taken the time to plan, and practice my character design on my model in the makeup studios, in and out of lessons. My chosen character I created was Dorian Gray; from Oscar Wilde's novel, when creating my final face design for my character I had already decided I wanted to incorporate some of the makeup skills/effects I had learnt and practiced in Sues lesson etc, redness, sweating, bruising. Because of this I created a makeup design which I could use to symbolise Dorian Grays portrait which is constantly inflicted by Dorian Grays sinful actions. My make-up design symbolises Dorian Gray's struggle to maintain his evil lifestyle any how his repressed fears and desires have begun to seep through his physical body as it is too much for his portrait to  hold anymore. 

The above image is of my final face design for my character Dorian Gray, I had made variety of different face designs before deciding on my final design to execute. Due to being inspired by the new techniques learnt in Sues session, I wanted to create sweating, redness, bruising and cuts. 

Makeup design Plan 

- Prime and prep skin; Moisturiser, Matte finish Primer and 2 in 1 post balm shave 

- Base consisting of normal skin tone (even and slightly pale skin tones) mixed with illamasqua skin base 

- Illamasqua setting powder and white kryolan supra colour to create grey facial hairs and head hair 

- Nose and scar wax for the lip cut/scar - coloration of nose and scar wax will be created by using the supra colour palette and also the kryolan foundation palette 

- Using the red shade from the kryolan supra colour palette, I created some redness/swelling effect to the skin by using moisturiser with it which breaks up the colour making it look more muted and real on the skin 

I felt that my performance in this first half of the final assessment was good and I was very confident prior to creating my makeup design. I had taken the time to practice on my model and myself outside of studio sessions and made sure to purchase the correct products I would need during the TA. Finding my model (Simon) to re-create Dorian Gray was quite easy as I was recommended him by a friend whilst searching for a suitable model. Prior to the TA, I had prepped cleaned, and organised my makeup brushes, products I would need, face designs, and other tools and the clothing of my model. As Sue had already mentioned in a session that It is important to consider all factors of your character inducing the clothes so that everything connects/ looks finished. 

I had brought everything I needed to in the timed assessment and set up my tools and products professionally making sure I was ready to begin when Sue said we could start. Simon had brought in a smart white shirt and black jacket/blazer so that he could wear them in the final images. I think I had good time management during and beforehand the final timed assessment and it showed as, I was able to create and finish my final face and hair design successfully within the limited time easily I think this was due to me practicing a lot outside of studio sessions. I brought my face charts and made sure to reference between my face charts and hair charts whilst applying the makeup to my model and also looking in my mirror at what I was creating as well as just my models face close up. 

I was very pleased with the final outcome of my makeup design and felt I had better make-up application compared to last semester which is something I aimed to improve on in response to my feedback from Sue. Something I feel I could have improved on was the styling of my hair design as due to my models hair length and texture I had adapt my original hair designs as I hadn't realised my models hair was much shorter and thicker than I had expected. I feel the hair is something that will let me down or appear quite different in images due to this issues that I had work around. 

My next steps are to print off my final images of my continuity makeup so that I can use them as a guide in the next half of the continuity assessment. 

Products Used Liquid Latex 
Kryolan Foundation Palette 
Illamasqua Translucent setting powder 
Kryolan Supracolour palette 
Ben Nye Pressed shadow palette 
Illamasqua skin base 
2 in 1 shave balm 
Moisturiser/cleanser/Toner 
Nose and scar wax 
Illamasqua Matte finish primer 

Health and Safety 
Make sure all make-up brushes/tools are clean 
Make sure your hands are sanitised properly and products are clean (cross contamination)
Assess models skin if necessary considering any irritation or issues with their skin 
If models reacts in response to products badly (Allergies) remove immediately 
When working with Liquid latex, take care if applying it around the eye area and make sure model keeps their eyes closed until it is dry 
Make sure the room is well ventilated when working with Liquid latex 
Make sure your models clothing is protected properly and that you take care whilst handling the product/ wear appropriate (old) clothing 

Sues Session - Dirt, Yellow teeth and practicing our ideas.

In my recent make-up session with Sue she demonstrated how to create some other effects for our character ideas. I enjoyed this session and adapted my final design in response to some of the new techniques I had learnt. I enjoyed playing with fullers earth and creating yellow teeth the most, and plan to order some of these products so that I can create the same effects on my character. 

Notes.

- Keep make-up simple and focus on continuity
-Consider the hair around the face
-Kryolan tooth enamel/ or Nicotene speckled on the teeth can create a yellow tooth effect
(makes them look rotten)
-Make sure the tooth is completely dry before applying yellow enamel, you can use a cotton bud to apply the enamel onto the tooth
- Always apply enamel to the teeth, with your models mouth open, making sure the enamel is dry before closing their mouth
-To remove tooth enamel, use surgical spirit and a cotton bud
- Fullers earth can be used to make the hair, face and clothes appear dirty/ashy/muddy
-You can mix fullers earth with water (creates a dark and muddy texture) 
-You can dry out fullers earth, this creates a breakable, cracked texture
-Fullers earth can be coloured over wet or dry (sprayed over)
- Kryolan coloured hairspray or Brandell (grey/black coloured spray) creates a grey/ashy tint to the hair
-You can grease down the hair with brill cream (hair gel)
- Mixing water with liquid blood creates a splattered blood effect when sprayed (more gore/scary)
-You can dry fullers earth with a warm/cool hairdryer 
-Using a Menthol tear stick underneath the eyes, makes the eyes water (tear/wet effect)
-Food colouring can tint the tongue (this can be used to make a black/dirty tongue 
-Analyse your model, considering any blemishes, redness, scarring and moles on the skin(continuity)
-Tooth lacquer can be applied with a makeup brush, you have to work with the product quickly, you can also stiple the product onto the teeth creating more texture and realism 
-Grease hands/knuckles etc then bend the skin/Body part Underneath nails and around fingers 
-Make sure the hair and face go together as a whole 

After Sue demonstrated a few new techniques, I began to practice one of my character designs on my peer Toby. I had brought a face chart with me that I wanted to practice during the session, although I ended up combing my design with the techniques Sue taught us as I wanted to try both during the session so, i'd say the final outcome I created was more inspired by my design. 

Dorian Gray 'Portrait' Inspired chart.

I first began practicing my look by creating my base on Toby, I cleansed, prepped and primed the skin and then began to colour match his skin tone. Although I coloured matched the correct skin tone for Toby, I wanted the skin to be paler for my character design so I combined illamasqua Skin with the kryloan foundation which created the base I wanted. I was happy with the application and felt the base was smooth, but Toby's skin was quite dry so a lot of dead skin and redness interfered with the application of the base, although I am glad I had the chance to test this as Men's skin is very different and normally dryer than women's skin. During the continuity assessment I am going to use a generous amount of moisturiser and primer on my male models skin, I am considering exfoliating the skin on the day also so that It is softer and more even, I know there is a risk my model may get spots after this but his skin will have a week to recover, I am going to ask Sue for her opinion. 

After creating my base, I wanted to subtly contour the face so that the face appeared more hollow but I wanted it to be a cooler, greyish tone colour to contour with as I wanted my character to look sick, pale and ghostly. To achieve this, I used a grey tone eyeshadow from my Ben nye eyeshadow palette and began to sculpt the face with a blusher brush. I brought the grey tint up around the temples, ears and forehead so that their was a grey tint all over the skin. During the continuity assessment I think I will bring the base down the neck and ears so that it doesn't look unfinished, I will also lightly contour underneath my models chin and jawline area. I was happy with the outcome and felt it made his skin appear ill and ghostly. I wanted this effect on my character because I imagine him during the Gothic Novel to have porcelain, perfect, almost translucent skin and facial features like a God. I want to create the same look only a scary, tired, worn out version of Dorian Gray were his make-up and hair symbolise the toll his subconscious is taking on him.

After creating my base I began to create the effects I wanted, I applied fullers earth, Liquid blood mixed with water, nose and scar wax, and supra colour and Tooth enamel to Toby. I was sharing Toby with another peer as we both had male models for our continuity assessment, this is why I'm only photographing one side of his face. I first created a bruised black eye on Toby, using my surpra colour palette and ben nye Bruise wheel, I wanted to create a severe black bruise as If he was just attacked, I brought the bruise out to the side of his nose and also the inner eye area, I wanted the bruise too look really big and extreme. After creating the bruise I began to practice creating a yellow tooth, taking some cryogen tooth enamel and a cotton bud I began applying some of the product to the teeth. After applying the yellow tint I applied some black tooth enamel also so that I could create a rotting effect on the tooth, I stipled the black enamel over the yellow. 

After experimenting with the tooth enamel, I wanted to try fullers earth. Taking a bowl and some fullers earth I added a small amount of water and began to mix the powder so that It became thicker in texture. Once it was ready i began to smear the fullers earth onto the side of Tobys face, using a makeup brush at first but then using my fingers instead which was better. On my original design, I had planned to create some extra skin on the face with some nose and scar wax, on the face design I had planned to create this on the eyebrow area and also the side of the mouth, but as I had already created a black eye on Toby I adapted this. 
Instead I applied the wax to his forehead, so that it  appeared as If Toby had a bad, bloody gash. After creating my gash I added some scab blood and liquid blood mixed with water so that it looked like blood had just splattered on his face. I think effects like splattered blood, is one of my favourite techniques and it tells a story in itself as you wonder if its their blood or the some one else's. After I had practiced a few techniques I wanted to try combining it with my design, I added some supra colours over the blood and fullers earth on the skin, this was so I could incorporate colours into the look symbolising the portrait of Dorian Gray. 

I was happy with the outcome of my look and felt more confident after the lesson, it was helpful being able to practice and properly analyse the effects I was creating so that I practice for the continuity assessment. I feel I need to work on the placement of my effects and i plan to properly practice my final design next week on my male model. I want to make sure I concentrate and perfect the application of the makeup during the continuity assessment as this is something Sue spoke about in feedback from the first semester. I have spoken to my male model and advised him to bring a smart white shirt and a smart blazer/wasitcoast so that he is a complete character when i have finished creating the hair and make-up during the assessment. 

Products Used 
-All makeup brushes
-Kryolan foundation palette 
-Supra colour palette 
-Kryolan scab blood 
-Wax (unknown brand)
-liquid blood
-Makeup cleanser, toner and moisturiser 
-Fullers earth 
-Moisturiser/cleanser/toner 
-Ben Nye Bruise Wheel 
-Tooth Enamel (unknown brand) 

Health and Safety 
Take care when applying products/make-up around the eye area if anything gets in models eye remove/wash out immediately 
Make sure all make-up brushes/tools are clean 
Make sure your hands are sanitised properly and products are clean (cross contamination)
Assess models skin if necessary considering any irritation or issues with their skin 
If models reacts in response to products badly (Allergies) remove immediately 

Sues Session - Sweat, Fever and Pallor

In todays' studio session, Sue demonstrated how to create a hot and sweaty make-up look as if someone was seriously ill and had a fever. Although Sue explained that the same techniques we used today could be used to make a client appear very tired and exhausted we focused on creating a sweaty, flustered makeup look. I really enjoyed today's session and although I don't think I will use this makeup technique for my Gothic Horror character, it was still really useful to learn and I found it really interesting. 
























Products Used 

Glycerine
supra color
Matte primer
Moisturiser
Vaseline 
Eye drops
Latex
Water

Health and Safety 

Wear old clothing when working with liquid latex and protect your models clothes with an apron 
Make sure the room is well ventilated as the Liquid Latex is potent, can effect you and your model
When applying Liquid latex around the eye area make sure to get model to keep their eyes closed until dry 
Make sure all make-up brushes/tools are clean 
Make sure your hands are sanitised properly and products are clean (cross contamination)
Assess models skin if necessary considering any irritation or issues with their skin 

If models reacts in response to products badly (Allergies) remove immediately 

Make sure all products are removed correctly 

Notes 

Pallor (color of the skin)

-Aim of session is to create a subtle style of make-up look
-For inspiration you can look at different illnesses caught in the Victorian Era etc Tb, Blue lips, Blotchy chest, different stages of an illness, fever, skin complaints, Blotchy neck etc.

Fever make-up look 
- Red in and around the eye/ sore red eyes can be created by using a red lip/eye pencil 
-Watery eyes can be created by using individual eye drop files (boots) individuals are better to use as they avoid contamination 
- Black sponges are good for adding sweat 
-Glycerine is good for sweat, sticks and falls slowly down the face and holds in place
-Its important to think about the colour of the skin etc no base makeup just effects, more skin like
-Hair, sweat around the hair also, can swarm down the hair to appear hot and sweaty, this can be done by spraying water through a bottle onto the face and then making sure the hair is included 
-You can also by sweat gel and create sweaty clothes by wetting light coloured clothing with water to finish whole look on a character
-To create a slow falling tear (eyes) apply Glycerine under the eye lash through a pipette
-Consider what type of look you are trying to create, ill or tiredness etc
-redness, bags, wrinkles, redder nose, palish skin- these are all factors of tiredness
-Cover over any blemishes (you cannot keep blemishes visible on the skin because of continuity 

Techniques and steps 

-First analyse the skin 
-apply moisturiser
-cover any blemishes and blend out any edges
-use matte primer on the tzone of clients skin this will remove or hid any shine 
-Use supra colour and a fine point brush to apply colour onto the skin
-Analyse the colours on the skin (is there already redness)
-Dab and feather product on the skin, use fingers to blend product into the skin 
-Using latex or old age stiple and a baby bud apply latex to the lips, (get your model to screw their lips together to bring out the lines and detail in lips more)
- Take Glycerin on a sponge and lightly dab onto the skin, this creates the sweat effect
-You can spray water all over the face too create more dew and sweat effect to the face 
- Product can be flicked onto the face etc supra colour to create a rash like effect, this is done by adding alcohol to the product and then flicking the brush onto area of the face
-The latex applied to the lips can also be covered over with colour etc supra colour 
-Apply eye drops, break packet, put clients head back apply eye drops and then allow to drop and roll forward

Studio Sessions with Sue - Burns.

Todays studio session with Sue was by far one of my favourite sessions so far, into looking at make-up techniques. In this session Sue demonstrated and explained how to create Burns on the skin, I felt very confident whilst watching Sue and then practicing how to form and decorate my own burn on the skin. For me consider creating burns, scars, slits etc an artistic form and really enjoyed manipulating and colouring my burn in particular. 

After today's session I felt very inspired and even more interested in exploring special effects make-up and I think I would definitely like to practice creating burns, etc. more and incorporating it into my Gothic Horror Characters make-up. There seems to be so many different effects and styles of burns that you can create and if you take the time to form them properly they can look incredibly realistic and horrid. 

Notes

1st Degree Burns - sun burn etc, coloration, flaking skin, blisters, this type of burn is a good effect to add to a characters look.

2nd Degree Burns- Prolonged heat, boiling water, acid, fire.

3rd Degree Burns- Deep burns, flesh, coloration.

When creating the correct coloration for your burn you can use a sponge or thin brush in a stifling motion when applying colour to the skin and burn.
Soot and dirt can be added to your burn to create more texture and a 'Roasted skin' effect.
When forming your burn, concentrate and make sure the edges are blended out well, this can be done with supra colour, moisturiser, witch hazel and warm water.

Burns usually come from within the body, this is important to consider when creating your own burn and visualising what you want the burn to look like. Consider what type of burn it is 1st,2nd,3rd etc and also the size and extremity of the burn, we used imagery in today's session which was useful when trying to make the coloration look realistic. 

Gelatin

You can layer gelatine 
You don't have to prepare the skin before applying gelatine 
Gelatine is not a allergen
You can add colour (Supracolour) to gelatine whilst hot as well as applying over it when cool and set.
Make sure to cover your client before applying gelatine as it is difficult to remove from clothing.
Test the temperature of gelatine you have prepared on the back of your hand, to make sure it is cool enough to apply on your model.
You can reheat Gelatine, if it has gone cold or need more.
You can dry Gelatine also, on a cool setting on a hair dryer.
Coloured Gelatine is available to buy also.
You can use powdered (supermarket/cooking) gelatine also.
Moulds can be created from silicone and gelatine, this create string continuity moulds that can be re used multiple times.

When creating burns with gelatine you can create; blisters, holes, pot holes.
You can decorate burns with; dirt, soot, supra colour, foundation, scab blood, puss.

Steps

Put Gelatine into a bowl 
Micro wave gelatine until hot enough
Wait for gelatine to cool down before applying on models skin, test on the back of your hand
Use a metal spatula to apply and spread the gelatine on the skin 
Gelatine can be built up and layered
whilst applying and moulding shape of gelatine make sure to blend the edges also, this can be done by using a cotton bud dipped in warm water or witch hazel
Make sure the gelatine is completely dry before applying products (use a hair dryer on the cool setting)
Gelatine is a good product to use if your model is allergic to latex
Gelatine can also be used in your hair and face also
Gelatine naturally sets and has a tacky texture 
When your burn is dry set with powder 
Start to add colour over created burn, using supra colour, stiple the product gradually
You can use thin brushes to bring out depth in burn, pick out burns (create flaps of skin)
create texture (skin)

The images below are taken from today's session, something I struggled with slightly today was the coloration of my burn. When I first began to create the colour in my burn, I used my supra colour palette, mixing red, black, yellow and pink together and then stifling these colours onto the burn. Initially I liked the base colours but then I wanted to deepen it more making the burn appear more pink and red as if it was an open wounded burn. I used some more red and black to make the colour stronger and then lightened it up with a small amount of white, I was more happy with this colour outcome and applied it over my burn also. Sue observed my burn whilst I was creating the coloration I wanted and explained that even though the coloration was good it was beginning to look to layered and almost painted, this made it appear a bit fake looking. Sue gave me a great tip and advised that If I wiped away the product slightly with a tissue and some moisturiser, it would help blend the colours in really nicely and also break it up making it look less painted and more realistic. After using this tip I loved the outcome and began to add some black supra colour, puss and scab blood to my burn to add some depth and more effect to my burn. The next time I practice creating burns again I will use the tip Sue gave me and also try to blend out the edges of my burn more as this is also something I wanted to improve on. Also I would like to use vaseline and some dirt on my next burn also to add even more effect to the burn.

Outcome of my burn after blending colours more and then adding more supra colour to darken the burn and add more depth. I added black supra colour, scab blood and puss to finish the look of my burn.

Sue demonstrating her moisturiser and tissue tip, straight away the colours look more vibrant and realistic adding shine and depth.

Starting to create coloration in my burn. You can see that the colours I have applied are more in bulk and not as blended.

Beginning of my burn process, Gelatine has just been applied, shaped and powdered.

My workstation set up.
Gelatine, Supra colour, Translucent powder, Brushes, Foundation palette, stiple sponge, metal spatula, moisturiser, witch hazel.

Sue demonstrating Burns during the session.

Products Used 
Gelatin 
Kryolan Supra colour 
Illamasqua Translucent powder
Kryolan Foundation palette 
Moisturiser/ witch hazel 
Kryolan Supra colour palette 
Fullers Earth 

Health and Safety 
Wear old clothing when working with liquid latex and protect your models clothes with an apron 
Make sure the room is well ventilated as the Liquid Latex is potent, can effect you and your model
When applying Liquid latex around the eye area make sure to get model to keep their eyes closed until dry 
Make sure all make-up brushes/tools are clean 
Make sure your hands are sanitised properly and products are clean (cross contamination)
Assess models skin if necessary considering any irritation or issues with their skin 

If models reacts in response to products badly (Allergies) remove immediately 
Make sure all products are removed correctly 
Take care when applying products around the eye and mouth area 
If any product gets inside models eyes/mouth remove/wash out immediately 

Cuts, Bruises Wounds and Scars - Studio Session with Sue.

In my most recent studio session with Sue, I got the chance to experiment with special effects products and re-create some gruesome fake injuries. I really enjoyed the session and the new techniques I have learnt. After the session I felt really inspired to create some face charts with a special effects theme, that I could then experiment with for my Gothic Horror character,Dorian Gray. This style of make-up artistry is something I felt very comfortable with in regards to creating the injuries, I feel that you can be much for messy and creative as you want to make it look as realistic as possible. Something I plan to do in response to todays session also is to practice the two other looks I was unable to create today as we had run out of time. 

We set up our areas and equipment as usual and Sue began to explain todays session aims and also what products we were expected to use and how. Something important about the products we were using in this session was, that the products all contained particular chemicals which meant you had to be careful when applying and removing the products. 

The products and tools used;

- Supra colour; this can be used to skin match and colour the skin and wounds

- Stiple sponge; this sponge can be used to break up the colour and apply liquid and scab blood

-Non Flexible Colodian; this creates burns and scarring 

-Moulding wax; this can be used to create scarring and using sealer or latex on top of moulding wax will help prolongs the amount of time wax can be worn undisturbed

-Liquid latex; this can create wrinkling, peeling, holes in skin and also used as a protectant for moulding wax

-Metal rounded spatula; used to dispatch products 

-Tuplax; this product can be used to create scratches

-Wound filler; wound filler can be used to fill cuts and intensify blood

-Fixer spray; this can be sprayed over bruises to protect and prolong them

-Acetone; acetone can be used to blend away the edges of moulding wax etc scars, slits

-Colodian; colodian can be used to create scratches, this can be loosened up with alcohol and supra colour 

-Protective seal foam; you can apply this to the skin before using colodian as colodian can cause a itchy burning sensation on the skin 

Products Used 

Colodian 
Protective Seal Foam 
Wound Filler 
Liquid Latex
Tuplax
Fixer Spray 
Moulding Wax 
Non flexible colodian 
Acetone 
Supra colour palette 
Moisturiser
Witch Hazel 

Health and Safety 

Wear old clothing when working with liquid latex and protect your models clothes with an apron 
Make sure the room is well ventilated as the Liquid Latex is potent, can effect you and your model
When applying Liquid latex around the eye area make sure to get model to keep their eyes closed until dry 
Make sure all make-up brushes/tools are clean 
Make sure your hands are sanitised properly and products are clean (cross contamination)
Assess models skin if necessary considering any irritation or issues with their skin 
If models reacts in response to products badly (Allergies) remove immediately 
Remove all products correctly 
Take care around the eye area, mouth and any open wounds when applying products 
Make sure to remove collodian with spirit gum remover and cotton bud 
Make sure not to inhale the collodian and take care when applying it to your model, applying barrier cream first 

Sues Demo -

Sue began by taking a small amount of moulding wax, warm up the wax in your hands and then apply it onto the skin with a spatula. I found wax fine to work with as I had used some on the products before in a pervious course. You can clean up the edges with moisturiser and a cotton bud or with acetone. This moisturiser tip that can clean up the edges is a tip from Sue that I found really helpful and created a smooth seamless finish to the wax making it appear more skin like. After the wax is smooth and finished you can then begin to create your slit or scar by taking a spatula and creating a small opening (line) through your wax. After this you can dip a brush or baby bud into some liquid latex, apply one layer over your wax, doing this will protect and prevent your wax from moving. 

Colodian can be used to create old type burns; you first apply to protective foam and then stretch the skin of your chosen area. Whilst still stretching the skin apply the colodian, you can either air dry or dry to product with a dryer and then begin to squeeze and manipulate the product making the skin appear scarred and glossy. You can create deep cut effects by moving the product with a pin and you can also paint over and layer colodian with tissue also as it begins to pucker and stick together creating a 'keloid' texture to the skin. 

By using Tuplax you can create instant scarring by applying to product to the skin, powder over the product and then once dry creates a scarring effect.  

Stiple with brushes over the wounds can also break up colours etc blood. 

Mixing alcohol and supra colour and then flicking the product of a foundation brush onto skin/wounds breaks up the would, this technique can also be used to create and enhance freckles. You can also decorate wounds with wound filler and liquid blood, shine from the blood gives depth to the wound, words can also be decorated with fullers earth and dirt.

This is the scar I created in the session, I used moulding wax, latex, liquid and wound filler.
I found the scar really fun and easy to make and I felt very confident blending out the edges of my wax scar and was really happy with the outcome. I feel that when I practice creating scars from wax in the future I will experiment by creating the desired skin colour of wax by mixing supra colours and foundation whilst warming up the wax.
 

The next time I experiment with these techniques again I aim to create bruising on the face and also a more severe scar where I can decorate the wound of dirt and wax also. 


Experimenting with Collodian was a lot of fun too, I made a red, sore looking burn from tissue and collodian. I first prepped the skin by applying barrier cream, after the skin was ready I began applying tissue and collodian to the skin so that texture began to appear as lifting/extra skin on my models skin. Once the collodian had dried properly (clear) I then began to colour my burn using a supra colour palette and bruise wheel, I broke up the colors with moisturiser so that it appeared more realistic and shiny and then also added on Vaseline afterwards so that the scar looked more sore and realistic. I was very happy with the outcome of my burn and feel fairly confident at creating them. When removing Collodian you must use spirit gum remover. 

Collodian Burn. 

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